Printing 8.5 inch x 8.5 inch @ 72 dpi

Use this calculator to find out how many pixels (resolution) an image should have to be printed at a certain size.

Input Parameters

Dimensions
8.5 inch x 8.5 inch
A/R: 1
aspect ratio
8.5 inch x 8.5 inch
A/R: 1
rotated 90°
Printer resolution
Imperial
72 dpi
dots per inch
Metric
28 dots/cm
dots/in ÷ 2.54 cm/in
Printer pitch (dot size)
353 µm
25400 mm/in ÷ dots/in

Print Dimensions

Net (without bleed)
215.9 mm x 215.9 mm
46613 mm2
diagonal: 305.33 mm
21.59 cm x 21.59 cm
466 cm2
diagonal: 30.53 cm
8.5 inch x 8.5 inch
72.25 inch2
diagonal: 12.02 inch

Print Pixel Size

Net dimensions (no bleed)
Pixel dimensions
612 x 612 pixels
width x height
Megapixels
0.4 megapixels

Common examples

References

  • Dots per inch
  • Bleed (printing)